My I-Pod calandar tells me that united's next match is a trip to Anfield to meet their long term rivals, Liverpool.
There was a time in which a fixture like this would have been labelled a title decider, or in the case of a cup tie, the clash of heavy-weights. It still is a clash of heavy-weights but the Merseyside club has shed a lot of it's weight in recent years. They haven't won a league title for 2 decades now and their nearest success is a F.A Cup victory in 2006 with goals from Riise and Crouch. The times at Old Trafford could not have been a better contrast. Under the aegis of their current manager Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United have won 12 league titles, a total of 19 in their history. The past two years has seen the gulf in class grow as United have won a League Cup, Two community sheilds and the League while Liverpool had nothing
This tie is now just a clash of egos....a traditional rivalry, nothing else.
The tie has always been a nightmare for the Merseyside Police force with fan agitation a common occurrence. The last tie however was pretty subdued but ego-s have now been hurt following a 8 match ban for Liverpool's (arguably) best player Luis Suarez. The ban was handed out by the F.A for racially abusing Manchester United's French left-back Patrice Evra. The Kop's reaction was one too forget. King Kenny and his boys wore Luiis Suarez - Che Guerra type T shirts before their match against Wigan, drawing cricism from all quarters.
The Anfield outfit's last game draw with United's neighbors City in a League Cup Semi-Final thriller which ended a draw . City just about kept themselves in the game despite taking an early lead through Nigel De Jong long range effort. All match Liverpool had the ball but City had the goals but a late Craig Bellamy strike which saw Liverpool go through 3-2 on aggregate.
United's clash with Arsenal......well enough has been said in the past week about tactical in-stability and Wenger's weird change of policy.......and it's true....That's all there is to that story. But United can take positives from this match.
+ Valencia has proved he's a big game player.......(park's replacement???)
+ A midfield combination of Giggs and Carrick may have been the source of Persie's goal 'cause they can't tackle for nuts. But boy, can they pass.
Well this derby is being built up like any other. What happens on the pitch tomorrow, in spite of being the cup, can have immense phycological effect on the title race......or can't it????
There was a time in which a fixture like this would have been labelled a title decider, or in the case of a cup tie, the clash of heavy-weights. It still is a clash of heavy-weights but the Merseyside club has shed a lot of it's weight in recent years. They haven't won a league title for 2 decades now and their nearest success is a F.A Cup victory in 2006 with goals from Riise and Crouch. The times at Old Trafford could not have been a better contrast. Under the aegis of their current manager Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United have won 12 league titles, a total of 19 in their history. The past two years has seen the gulf in class grow as United have won a League Cup, Two community sheilds and the League while Liverpool had nothing
This tie is now just a clash of egos....a traditional rivalry, nothing else.
The tie has always been a nightmare for the Merseyside Police force with fan agitation a common occurrence. The last tie however was pretty subdued but ego-s have now been hurt following a 8 match ban for Liverpool's (arguably) best player Luis Suarez. The ban was handed out by the F.A for racially abusing Manchester United's French left-back Patrice Evra. The Kop's reaction was one too forget. King Kenny and his boys wore Luiis Suarez - Che Guerra type T shirts before their match against Wigan, drawing cricism from all quarters.
The Anfield outfit's last game draw with United's neighbors City in a League Cup Semi-Final thriller which ended a draw . City just about kept themselves in the game despite taking an early lead through Nigel De Jong long range effort. All match Liverpool had the ball but City had the goals but a late Craig Bellamy strike which saw Liverpool go through 3-2 on aggregate.
United's clash with Arsenal......well enough has been said in the past week about tactical in-stability and Wenger's weird change of policy.......and it's true....That's all there is to that story. But United can take positives from this match.
+ Valencia has proved he's a big game player.......(park's replacement???)
+ A midfield combination of Giggs and Carrick may have been the source of Persie's goal 'cause they can't tackle for nuts. But boy, can they pass.
Well this derby is being built up like any other. What happens on the pitch tomorrow, in spite of being the cup, can have immense phycological effect on the title race......or can't it????
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